• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.239-258
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• 2013

To meet the higher needs for a new role of libraries in information society, professionalization of librarians who are core human resource of libraries is essential. Under the present circumstance that one can acquire a librarian license if he/she completes the required whole courses only, librarian license system should be improved and innovated. The purposes of this study are to investigate the surveys on librarian license system and the statistics of production and employment of librarians and to suggest a new librarian license examination as a remedy of the present system and a continuing professional education and an examination for license renewal. Based upon the investigation of a case study of the Philippines librarian licensure system, this study suggests some countermeasure which should be considered and discussed for the improvement and innovation of the present librarian licensure system.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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• 2005.08a
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• pp.25-32
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• 2005

본 연구는 미국의 사서직 구인광고에 실린 임용자격요건을 분석함으로써 대학도서관 참고사서의 역할과 자격요건을 알아보고 이를 토대로 국내의 참고사서의 역할과 자격요건을 제시하는데 목적이 있다. 실무업무가 가장 현실적으로 반영되는 미국의 구인광고분석을 통해 참고사서의 역할과 자격요건을 토대로 국내의 참고사서의 자격요건을 위한 기초 자료를 제시함으로써, 전문적인 참고사서의 양성과 그에 따른 교육과정의 준비, 도서관인력관리, 계속교육에 활용될 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.5-29
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• 2007

The purpose of this study is to suggest alternative credential system of librarian in Korea. For this purpose, the study analyzes various aspects of credential system in order to find out characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses. The data used in this study are drawn from current situations and problems analysis, critical literature review case study of six countries, and questionnaire survey analysis. Four different kinds of model are suggested. Those are 'Internal Competency Model', 'Minimum Credits Model', ‘Licence Examination Model', 'Graduate School Model'. This study also suggests further research to develop more adequate credential system of librarian in Korea.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.161-180
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• 2012

The international standard for the school library suggests that school librarians qualified for librarian and teacher should run the school library. And library assistants should support the teacher librarian to carry out a role as a teacher. Despite the difference of requirements, librarians without teachers' license are under the human resources for school library administration. Furthermore, the job description between the school librarian and librarian is not well-defined in Korea. The different requirements in the library standards and the school library related laws have led to weaken professionalism and social status of librarianship. The condition that teacher librarians are not in the school library have brought the pressure to overcome imperfect functions of the school library and unfairness of educational services. In order to solve these problems, it is necessary to strengthen teacher librarians' qualification system to improve their identity as educational subject specialist librarians. We ought to also build proper foundations of social recognition about librarianship through classifying the types of human resources in the school library into the teacher librarian, library paraprofessional and volunteers. Especially we should hold the job analysis based on administrator, teacher, service, leader, collaboration, and partner.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.40 no.1
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• pp.339-361
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• 2009

Librarian certification and creditable library education in Korea are defined by law(s). The law(s) has continuously been amended or reformed to meet the changes in society as well as library surroundings to date. This research investigates and analyses the evolving traces of librarian certification and creditable library education law(s), and summaries them as following: first, the trend in the changes is reviewed, second, whether the conditions to grant librarian certificates reflected on the laws have influenced the quality or professional capability of the librarians is probed, finally, problems of current librarian certification and creditable library education are elicited, and desirable future directions are suggested.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.405-421
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• 2015

This study investigated the current status and problems of medical librarian qualification system and measured medical librarians' self-efficacy and self-esteem. 49.4% of the respondents acquired medical librarian qualification and 82.9% of them are willing to re-acquire the qualification. To obtain publishing activity point was the most difficult of all evaluation items. Average self-efficacy score was 3.42, and self-esteem score was 3.89, and women's self-efficacy and self-esteem scores are higher than those of men. Medical librarian qualification system has been managed in a stable manner, yet the system has to be consolidated and developed into a national qualification system so that it can contribute to the improvements in proficiency of medical librarians.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.53 no.1
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• pp.31-54
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• 2022

The purpose of this study was to examine the actual state of the curriculum on how qualification training is organized and operated based on the operation case of the K University Education and Training Institute, which operated librarian teacher (level 1) qualification training was held during the summer vacation of 2021. As a result of the study, a total of 111 librarians participated in the actual qualification training, of which 50 librarian teachers (4 males, 46 females) were from elementary schools, 24 (4 males, 20 females) from middle schools, and 37 (5 males, 32 females) from high schools. In addition, the curriculum for qualification training consisted of core competencies and subjects that met the scope of the job of the 'learner strength development' and the 'librarian role statement', and the satisfaction ratio of the 111 librarian teachers who participated in the qualification training averaged 4.76 out of 5. Overall, the satisfaction was high, but it was suggested on the areas that were either the lowest or lower than average.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.42 no.2
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• pp.189-208
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• 2008

This study aims to deane prototypes of professional librarians as well as their job requirements by analyzing international demands for librarianship. Demands analysis starts with examining librarian job posting websites in the US, UK and Canada, followed by inquiring incumbent librarians in Korea. As for the job requirements. the study parallels definitions by IFLA and ALA with job announcements by hiring institutions. As a result, we identified 21 professional librarian prototypes by subject(7), task(12) and object(2), and defined the job requirements as 1) MLS or equivalent school knowledge with undergraduate degree of library science, and/or at least six years of relevant business experience, or 2) at least nine-rear experience as a second-level full-time librarian with two-rear experience and/or professional training in the job relevant field.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.193-213
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• 2009

During the 21st century, the rapid changes in libraries and the information environment require the reassessment of the education and certification of library and information professionals in order to enhance their competencies. The purpose of this study is to elicit and propose preliminary models in order to improve the librarian certification system in Korea. In doing so, the perceptions among librarians and users were surveyed through an online questionnaire methodology. Based on the results of the survey and analyses, a mid- and a long-term plans for improving the overall library certification system have been proposed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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• 1999.08a
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• pp.67-70
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• 1999

정보통신 기술의 발달은 도서관에 많은 영향을 끼치고 있으며 도서관의 많은 업무중에서 정보조직 또는 정보처리로 지칭되는 분류 및 목록 업무는 계속해서 변화하고 있다. 그러므로 목록 업무를 담당하는 목록 사서의 역할이 달라지고 목록사서로서 적합한 자격요건도 변하는 것이 마땅하며 그러한 자격을 갖출 수 있도록 목록 교육도 변해야만다. 본 연구는 1996년부터 11999년도 5월까지 American Libraries의 사서직 구인광고에서 목록사서직의 지원자격을 필수적인 요건과 바람직한 요건으로 나누어 내용 분석을 하였다. 또한 가장 중요하게 비중을 두고 있는 요건과 새롭게 강조되고 있는 요건을 목록 교육의 내용 및 방향과 연관하여 제시하였다.